Wild acquire G Bryzgalov from Oilers

The Minnesota Wild acquired goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov from the Edmonton Oilers for a fourth-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, the teams announced Tuesday.

The pick was obtained from Buffalo last season in the trade that brought right winger Jason Pominville to Minnesota.

"Bryzgalov is a quality veteran that adds depth to the goaltending position for our team," Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher said in a statement.

The 33-year-old Bryzgalov is expected to join the Wild before their game Sunday against the St. Louis Blues.

"It's a new challenge and great opportunity," Bryzgalov told reporters in Edmonton.

The Togliatti, Russia, native has appeared in 20 games with Edmonton this season, posting a 5-8-5 record with a 3.01 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage. In his NHL career, Bryzgalov has a 213-157-50 record, with a .913 save percentage and 2.57 goals-against average.

Wild coach Mike Yeo told the Star-Tribune in Minneapolis that Darcy Kuemper will remain the team's No. 1 goalie. Kuemper took over as Minnesota's primary goaltender on Jan. 7 and has posted a 11-2-2 record with a 2.02 goals-against average and a .930 save percentage. He currently is on a five-game winning strreak.

"We've said all along with Kuemps, we're going to take it day to day. He's a young kid," Yeo told the Star-Tribune. "With that said, there's no question that he's done enough that we're going to keep giving him opportunity to get out there and show what he's done.

"So, yeah, ... we're in large part where we are right now because of the job that he's done and we're aware of that. We love his potential, but more than that, we love the way that he's playing right now."

Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom suffered a knee injury earlier this season and it remains uncertain when we will return.